This is the year of the unlikely MVP winner, at least on a weekly level.

Tyler Clippard has one of the luckiest weeks ever. And three cheers for finesse lefties.

Robinson Cano owns the week. A pitcher who got traded in the offseason owns the year so far.

A second baseman is off to a torrid start and a Dodgers starter was both lucky and unlucky, all in the span of a week.

Suddenly Ryan Howard turns into a singles hitter and Jose Guillen turns into Ryan Howard.

A pair of outfielders unexpectedly hit the ground running in 2010.

Trying to chase down the Dodgers.

Examining The Process

In the interests of preserving the surprise, I won’t tell you which Minnesota catcher and which St Louis first baseman are my choices for MVP.

Part one of two deals with pitchers. Good ones, bad ones, lucky ones, unlucky ones.